1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000090029707536

Autore

De Ste. Croix, G. E. M.

Titolo

The origins of the Peloponnesian War / [by] G. E. M. de Ste. Croix

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : Duckworth, 1972

ISBN

0715606409

Descrizione fisica

xii, 444 p., leaf. 1 : ill. ; 26 cm.

Disciplina

938.05

Soggetti

Greece - History - Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p. [402]-418

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910542066803321

Autore

Héraud Jean-Alain

Titolo

Creative management of complex systems / / Jean-Alain Heraud, Fiona Kerr, Thierry Burger-Helmchen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : ISTE : , : Wiley, , 2019

ISBN

1-119-57511-7

1-119-33246-X

1-119-57902-3

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages)

Collana

THEi Wiley ebooks

Disciplina

658

Soggetti

Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a general presentation of complex systems, examined



from the point of view of management. There is no standard formula to govern such systems, nor to effectively understand and respond to them.  The interdisciplinary theory of self-organization is teeming with examples of living systems that can reorganize at a higher level of complexity when confronted with an external challenge of a certain magnitude.  Modern businesses, considered as complex systems, ideally know how to flexibly and resiliently adapt to their environment, and also how to prepare for change via self-organization. Understanding sources of potential crisis is essential for leaders, though not all crises are necessarily bad news, as creative firms know how to respond to challenges through innovation: new products and markets, organizational learning for collective intelligence, and more.